§15-19-7. Effect of determination; access to records of youthful offender.

(a) No determination made under the provisions of this chapter shall disqualify any youth for public office or public employment, operate as a forfeiture of any right or privilege or make the youth ineligible to receive any license granted by public authority, and such determination shall not be deemed a conviction of crime; provided, however, that if the youth is subsequently convicted of a crime, the prior adjudication as a youthful offender shall be considered.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), fingerprints and photographs and other records of a person adjudged a youthful offender shall not be open to public inspection; provided, however, that the court may, in its discretion, permit the inspection of papers or records.

(c) Prosecutors representing the State of Alabama shall have access to fingerprints, photographs, and other records of a person adjudged a youthful offender contained in the court file regardless of the jurisdiction from which the file originates.

(Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 335, p. 4622, §6; Act 2014-432, §1.)